let loose
verb
1. express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
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She let out a big heavy sigh
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He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand
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call, ↑
gibber, ↑
crow, ↑
trumpet, ↑
coo, ↑
shout, ↑
shout out, ↑
cry, ↑
yell, ↑
scream, ↑
holler, ↑
hollo, ↑
squall, ↑
miaou, ↑
miaow, ↑
tsk, ↑
tut, ↑
tut-tut, ↑
repeat, ↑
echo, ↑
shoot, ↑
gurgle, ↑
nasale, ↑
bite out, ↑
sigh, ↑
troat, ↑
lift, ↑
pant, ↑
volley, ↑
break into, ↑
heave, ↑
chorus, ↑
sputter, ↑
splutter, ↑
deliver, ↑
hoot, ↑
grunt, ↑
wolf-whistle, ↑
snort, ↑
spit, ↑
spit out, ↑
groan, ↑
moan, ↑
grumble, ↑
growl, ↑
rumble, ↑
howl, ↑
wrawl, ↑
yammer, ↑
yowl, ↑
bark, ↑
bleat, ↑
blate, ↑
blat, ↑
baa, ↑
bellow, ↑
roar, ↑
peep, ↑
cheep, ↑
chirp, ↑
chirrup, ↑
churr, ↑
whirr, ↑
chirr, ↑
meow, ↑
mew, ↑
quack, ↑
honk, ↑
cronk, ↑
hiss, ↑
siss, ↑
sizz, ↑
sibilate, ↑
hee-haw, ↑
bray, ↑
squeal, ↑
oink, ↑
cluck, ↑
click, ↑
clack, ↑
moo, ↑
low, ↑
cackle, ↑
gobble, ↑
neigh, ↑
nicker, ↑
whicker, ↑
whinny, ↑
gargle, ↑
caw, ↑
haw, ↑
hem, ↑
croak, ↑
sing, ↑
smack, ↑
give
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Something ——s something
2. turn loose or free from restraint
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Loose terrible plagues upon humanity
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Something ——s something
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1.
floating mines, evidently let loose by French patrols — P.W.Thompson
an entomologist who was let loose on the same small area — C.W.M.Swithinbank
the rancors let loose by war — J.D.Hicks
the great success of the pioneer lines let loose a torrent of speculative buying — O.S.Nock
2. : to let fly
I do now let loose my opinion — Shakespeare
let loose a torrent of invective — Albert Dasnoy
let loose a tremendous outburst of laughter — Walter O'Meara
a machine gun let loose on me — Mack Morriss
get the shocks into the stack before the skies let loose — Irving Dilliard
the friction clutch would let loose at its appointed tension — F.J.Haskin
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let loose
1. To set free
2. To let go of restraint, to indulge in unrestrained talk or conduct
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let loose
To set at liberty
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let loose
1 let (someone or something) loose or set/turn (someone or something) loose : to allow (someone or something) to move or go freely
He let/set the dogs loose in the courtyard.
cattle let loose to graze on the green fields
— often used figuratively
It's the end of the school year, when schools turn students loose on our towns.
a director who's willing to let her actors loose to interpret their roles however they see fit
how to stop the violence that has been let loose [=loosed] on the city
2 : to produce (
something, such as a cry) in a sudden and forceful way
The crowd let loose [=let out] an enormous groan when the pass was intercepted.
She let loose (with) a scream.
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(BrE) (NAmE cut ˈloose) (informal) to do sth or to happen in a way that is not controlled
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Teenagers need a place to let loose.
Useful english dictionary.
2012.